Even if manager Alex Cora hammers out some kind of resolution and Devers plays first, nobody will come away looking good.

The Boston Red Sox were perfectly justified in asking Rafael Devers to vacate third base for Alex Bregman and become a designated hitter. They are far less justified in asking Devers to switch again and,

Rafael Devers has been positively crushing the ball of late. But when the games end, the constant speculation about his position and attitude towards the team resume. Devers made it very clear on Thursday that he doesn't want to play first base,